San Francesco di Paola, Naples
Naples, Italy
The church closes the western side of Piazza del Plebiscito, so every walking tour of central Naples passes it whether…
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Best churches to visit in Italy
Italy has more churches in this catalogue than any other country, and the most visited church interiors in the world: the Sistine Chapel and St Peter’s in Rome, the cathedral and baptistery complex of Florence, St Mark’s in Venice and the roof of Milan Cathedral. Beyond the big four, the list runs from the gold mosaics of Monreale and Ravenna to Giotto’s chapel in Padua and the cave churches of Matera.
Rome 14Venice 11Florence 9Naples 9Ravenna 6Palermo 5Assisi 4Lecce 4Matera 4Padua 4Milan 3Turin 3Bari 2Bologna 2Como 2Olbia 2Pisa 2Siena 2Sorrento 2Syracuse 2Verona 2Acireale 1Amalfi 1Arezzo 1Bolsena 1Brescia 1Camogli 1Cascia 1Cassino 1Catania 1Cefalu 1Chiusdino 1Ferrara 1Gaeta 1Gornate Olona 1Lucca 1Mantua 1Modena 1Modica 1Monopoli 1Monreale 1Montalcino 1Monza 1Noto 1Orvieto 1Perugia 1Pompei 1Positano 1San Gimignano 1San Giovanni Rotondo 1Spello 1Taormina 1Trani 1Tuscany 1
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San Giorgio Cathedral, Modica
Modica, Italy
Modica is one of eight towns in south-eastern Sicily rebuilt after the earthquake of 1693 and listed together by…
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San Gregorio Armeno
Naples, Italy
The church is on the street of the same name in the old centre of Naples, the one lined with workshops selling nativity…
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San Lazzaro degli Armeni
Venice, Italy
The island can be visited only on a guided tour given by the monks, which runs once a day in the early afternoon and…
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San Lorenzo Maggiore, Naples
Naples, Italy
The church is free. The ticket, which is modest, covers the excavations beneath it and the museum on three floors above…
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San Luigi dei Francesi
Rome, Italy
San Luigi is free, stands two minutes from Piazza Navona and holds three Caravaggios in the chapel they were painted…
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San Matteo
Lecce, Italy
San Matteo stands in the southern part of the old centre of Lecce, a few minutes from the main square and away from the…
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San Maurizio, Venice
Venice, Italy
San Maurizio stands on the Campo San Maurizio in the San Marco district of Venice, on the route between Piazza San…
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San Michele in Foro
Lucca, Italy
San Michele stands on the square that was the Roman forum of Lucca, in the exact centre of the old town, and it is free…
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San Miniato al Monte
Florence, Italy
Entry is free with a donation box, and the monks ask only that visitors keep silence. Nothing inside is ticketed.
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San Moisè, Venice
Venice, Italy
San Moise stands on a small campo on the busy shopping street that leads west from Piazza San Marco towards La Fenice,…
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San Paolo
Olbia, Italy
San Paolo is in the old centre of Olbia, on a lane a few minutes from the main shopping street, and it is free to…
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San Pietro Caveoso
Matera, Italy
San Pietro Caveoso sits on the lip of the gorge in the lower of Matera's two old quarters, on a small terrace with…
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San Sebastiano fuori le mura
Rome, Italy
The basilica is free to enter. The catacombs beneath it are visited only on a guided tour, which runs continuously in…
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San Vidal, Venice
Venice, Italy
San Vidal is no longer a church in use; it is a concert hall, and that is how to approach it.
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Sant’Alvise
Venice, Italy
Sant'Alvise stands in a remote corner of Cannaregio, in the north of Venice, on a quiet canal near the lagoon, and…
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Sant’Antonio Abate
Matera, Italy
This is one of the rock-cut churches of Matera, carved into the tufa of the ravine rather than built on it, and it is…
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Sant’Ignazio, Rome
Rome, Italy
Sant'Ignazio is free, open through the day and five minutes from the Pantheon, which makes it one of the easiest…
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Santa Caterina, Palermo
Palermo, Italy
The ticket here covers more than the church, and that is the reason to buy it.
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Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
Rome, Italy
Santa Croce stands at the eastern edge of central Rome, about ten minutes on foot from San Giovanni in Laterano along a…
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Santa Lucìa alla Badìa, Siracusa
Syracuse, Italy
The church stands on the cathedral square in Ortigia, the island that forms the old centre of Syracuse, a few steps…
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Santa Maria Assunta
Positano, Italy
The church sits at the bottom of Positano, a few steps from the beach, and everyone who walks down through the town…
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Santa Maria del Popolo
Rome, Italy
The church stands beside the northern gate of Rome, on the Piazza del Popolo, and it is free to enter, which makes it…
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Santa Maria della Spina
Pisa, Italy
This small church sits on the embankment of the Arno in Pisa, on the south bank, about ten minutes on foot from the…
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